jalostaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- breed verb To produce offspring, especially of animals reproducing.
- fine adj Of high quality; excellent.
- refine verb To remove impurities from a raw substance to make it purer.
- sophisticate verb To make something less natural or innocent; to render it artificial.
Senses
jalostaa is used for these senses in English:
- fine (transitive) To make finer, purer, or cleaner; to purify or clarify.
- refine (transitive) To purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities.
- refine (ambitransitive) To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.
- refine (transitive) To make nice or subtle.
- sophisticate To make (something) more sophisticated; to develop, to refine. [from late 18th c.]
breed — full definition
- verb To produce offspring, especially of animals reproducing.
- verb To keep and mate animals deliberately, aiming to produce specific traits in their offspring.
- verb To cause or lead to something, especially something negative, over time.
- noun A particular type of animal (or occasionally plant) within a species, produced through selective mating.
fine — full definition
- adj Of high quality; excellent.
- adj Acceptable or satisfactory; not causing concern.
- adj Made up of very small or thin parts.
- adj Bright and dry, describing weather.
- noun A sum of money that must be paid as a penalty for breaking a rule or law.
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